[LASS Soaring] "Tony and I flew Tonite, You?"

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Well now.....y'all make me blush.  Gordy is certainly in part  correct.  It 
does take practice and practice unless of course you like  consistently 
finishing in the lower half.  I don't think for a moment I  will be beating the A 
players anytime soon but I plan to come in  respectable.  I have three main 
objectives this year.
1) Making certain each plane is ready to fly each time I arrive at the  
field.  I'll do my checks at home to see if repairs or major makeovers are  
required and take of them there as needed.  Once at the field a simple  check to 
ensure all clevis are intact and so on.
2) Know my ships, know their capabilities and limitations.  Where 10+  winds 
used to freak me now I say bring it on as it creates just another unique  
style flying characteristics. In fact I need more windy practice days so when  the 
wind is up at contest I am not at the bottom.
3) Pay attention to my surroundings for signs of activity.  To  understand 
why the successful pilot wins and why the unsuccessful pilot does  not.  Never 
be afraid to extend myself.  If I can do it once I likely  can do it again.
 
Okay 4
 
Why a talking timer (Gordy or Ben or Ed) can be instrumental to your  success 
I find that many times, i.e Orlando I did just fine with just a stop  watch.  
In other words I plan to be less dependent on ground control from  others and 
besides since we will be flying primarily out of the same group you  couldn't 
time for me anyway.
 
 
Lastly, a well know pilot recently said to me "When you fly plane, fly in  
front of your plane" and this clicked right away for me.  The folks I work  
provide safety driver training and one thing they instill in you is to scan the  
horizon looking for activity.  They tell us to look 15 seconds out when  
driving.  So this piece advice on flying just clicked.  It made  perfect sense.  
Don't just fly the plane but predict what it may do when it  gets there and you 
might find you do not want to go there at all.
 
Still learning
 
Good Luck
 
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